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The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays

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Author
Richard M. Ebeling
First published
1978
Format
PDF and EPUB
Pages
130
ISBN
9781933550459
License
Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.

Money, banking & crises Austrian theory & method

New edition with an introduction by Roger Garrison and an index. Booms and busts are not endemic to the free market, argues the Austrian theory of the business cycle, but come about through manipulation of money and credit by central banks. In this monograph, Austrian giants explain and defend the theory against alternatives. Includes essays by Mises, Rothbard, Haberler, and Hayek. In his later years, Professor Haberler distributed many of these monographs to friends and associates.

This volume includes:

  • Introduction: The Austrian Theory in Perspective (Roger W. Garrison)
  • The "Austrian" Theory of the Trade Cycle (Ludwig von Mises)
  • Money and the Business Cycle (Gottfried Haberler)
  • Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure (Murray N. Rothbard)
  • Can We Still Avoid Inflation? (Friedrich A. Hayek)
  • The Austrian Theory: A Summary (Roger W. Garrison)

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130 pages, 9 chapters, and about 27,755 words in the edition this archive serves.
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Who wrote The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays?
Richard M. Ebeling is an American libertarian author and a professor of economics at The Citadel. He has taught extensively on topics such as market ethics and the economics of conflict.

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6 chapters · 27,755 words · page numbers are this file's

  1. Introduction to the Austrian Theory of Perspecitve; R. W. Garrisonp. 8
  2. The "Austrian" Theory of the Trade Cycle; L. von Misesp. 26
  3. Money and the Business Cycle; G. Haberlerp. 38
  4. Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure; M.N. Rothbardp. 66
  5. Can We Still Avoid Inflation? F. A. Hayekp. 94
  6. The Austrian Theory: A Summary; R. W. Garrisonp. 112
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Richard M. Ebeling b. 1950

Richard M. Ebeling is an American libertarian author and a professor of economics at The Citadel. He has taught extensively on topics such as market ethics and the economics of conflict. Read more about Richard M. Ebeling.